Triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins are both found in your bloodstream. Along with high-density lipoproteins, these particles make up your cholesterol profile. According to the American Heart Association, high levels of triglycerides and LDL cholesterol are associated with an increased risk of coronary diseases.

Having a high level of triglycerides raises the risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke. Lowering triglyceride levels requires lifestyle changes, such as getting regular exercise, losing excess weight, quitting smoking, eating a low-fat diet and managing stress.

Triglycerides are lipids made by the body as a storage form for unused calories taken in through diet. These lipids are stored in the cells as fat until they are required as a source of energy through their breakdown.

Triglycerides are molecules found in vegetable and animal fats. When ingested, they circulate in the blood plasma until they are stored in the body as fat and are also formed in the body through the breakdown of carbohydrates.

Triglycerides are one of the types of fat in the body and your level can be measured with a blood test. The test is more accurate if it is done after fasting from food and drinks for 9 to 12 hours. The normal range for triglyceride level for adults is less than 150 mg/dL.

A triglyceride is the most common form of fat in foods and in the body. Triglycerides are needed for good health and they are a rich energy source, as they provide more than twice as much energy for the body as carbohydrates and protein.

According to KidsHealth, many children are at risk for high triglycerides because of poor eating habits. Your child may not experience any adverse affects of an unhealthy triglyceride level now, but eating foods that raise cholesterol levels could impact his health as he gets older.

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Hypertriglyceridemia, the medical name for high triglyceride levels, is common among U.S. adults. According to the National Health and Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted from 1999 to 2004, 33.1 percent of participants had a triglyceride (TG) level of 150 mg/dL or higher, while 17.

Triglycerides, a type of artery--clogging fat in your bloodstream, puts you at risk for developing cardiovascular disease. Your diet affects your triglyceride levels. Honey and all types of sugar may raise your triglycerides, but some evidence suggests that cinnamon could lower your triglycerides.

What you eat affects the amount of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your bloodstream. Some foods, such as meat, contain triglycerides naturally. Your body also converts some substances -- sugar and alcohol in particular -- to triglycerides.

Triglycerides, a type of fat in your bloodstream, can clog your arteries and make you more susceptible to heart attacks and strokes. If you follow a low-fat, low-sugar diet and exercise regularly, you can lower your triglycerides by 50 percent, according to the American Heart Association.